Meet Derek B. Thomas

Derek is a pastor, teacher, and founder of the Foundations Discipleship Pathway, a ministry devoted to strengthening churches through sound biblical doctrine and practical discipleship. Known for his clear, passionate, and Christ-centered preaching, he has devoted his life to helping pastors and leaders rediscover the beauty of faithfulness in small-church ministry.

Derek serves as the lead pastor of Global Impact Church and writes regularly on topics of doctrine, leadership, and spiritual formation through his Anchored in Truth blog and discipleship curriculum series — Iron Men, Refined, and Untangling Faith.

His message is simple yet profound: faithfulness is success in the eyes of God.

Why I Write

Everything I write flows from the conviction that theology belongs to the people of God. I believe deep truth doesn’t have to be dry and biblical literacy is not just for scholars.